The death of the cobbler - the ultimate proof of consumer society

[stonerblue]

Was that the place in the indoor market in Bury, next to Dot's cake shop? You probably re-tipped my stilettos, back when I could wear em

That's the one Banshee. I was the good looking one....

 

[fulabeer]

Not seen a proper cobblers shop since the one on Chapman Street Gorton closed down. (on the corner opposite the Spar)

My god did that place smell. He had some belted machine running ten to the dozen all day long.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

At some point you’re going to find out her granddad was a serial killer.

She frequently alludes to weirdness in her family tbf.

 

[mexico1970]

I have 2 pairs of shoes that have been re-soled as many times as Trigger has refurbished his brush.

 

[Banshee]

That's the one Banshee. I was the good looking one....

I absolutely believe it

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Once when I was really flush I bought a pair of expensive leather shoes. They needed soling and heeling after about three months. So I went back to cheap, ordinary shoes, that last much longer and can be binned once they're too bad to be worn in the garden.

Yeah, I hate this 'just buy one quality piece' advice when it comes to clothes. Because in reality, the one that costs 3 or 4 times the price rarely last 3 or 4 times as long. In fact Leeds uni did a study and found that there was fuck all difference in quality between expensive designer stuff and high street brands when it came to quality, and sometimes the designer stuff was worse. And even if they were better, you're just as likely to spill curry on an expensive t-shirt or get too fat for your expensive trousers.

The reality is that the cobbler is dying out because it's cheaper to get a whole pair of shoes made in Asia and shipped to the UK than it is to get one British bloke to repair the sole on a shoe.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

You only need a cobbler if yer buy shoes with a leather sole! And if yer did there's loads of Timpsons shoe menders/keycutter/bag fixers shops about!

 

[MCFC Wirral]

There’s a shoe repair place on my local high street and I’m sure I’ve seen a Timpsons at Liverpool Central Station.

Still, reminiscing about the good old days and how you all hate change.

 

[PPT]

Whatever happened to ‘invisible mending’ at the Dry Cleaners? Miracle workers they were.

 

[idahoblues]

Once when I was really flush I bought a pair of expensive leather shoes. They needed soling and heeling after about three months. So I went back to cheap, ordinary shoes, that last much longer and can be binned once they're too bad to be worn in the garden.

Hence the death of the cobbler. Apart from the King and the Duke of Westminster who in 2024 wears leather shoes and sends their valet to get them cobbled every few weeks?

I wear leather everything